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Thread #56061   Message #874601
Posted By: Geoff the Duck
25-Jan-03 - 10:22 AM
Thread Name: Origins: All around my hat (Steeleye Span)
Subject: RE: Origins: All around my hat (Steeleye Span)
The verse used by Steeleye Span is from a completely different song 'Let him go , Farewell He', which has a very similar tune to All around my Hat and is three verses and no chorus. (Steeleye are notorious for messing about with songs - some of the work well for me, others I am not convinced by).
All around My hat as I know it is a Broken Token song about a soldier (or sailor - i forget) going off to war for a Year and a Day. None of the versions in the Digitrad are the version I know.
Quack!
GtD.